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Sunday, 14 December 2014

Tower and Stone - S/T (EP Review)

Album
Type:
EP

Date
Released:
11th
December 2014

Label:
Self
Released

Tower
and Stone – S/T – Track Listing

1.Mullah 13:12

2.Naajd 06:47

3.Bedouin 09:35

Review:

I
can't find much info about Tower and Stone. I don't know if they are
a band or a one-man style band. Though I can tell you their debut EP
is a bleak journey into the realm of Sludge, Post-Metal, Ambient
Noise, Black Metal with an added menace of psychedelic
experimentation to thrill you with.

The
album is very experimental in nature and delivery as it's bleak from
the start. It won't appeal to everyone but you if you're in the mood
for something different and very sinister then Tower and Stone maybe
the band for you. Shades of Neurosis, Thou, Author and Punisher and
Wolves In The Throne Room can be heard on opening track – Mullah.
It's a thought-provoking exercise in noise, sounds and textures as
it's a very slow-paced affair with the doomy experimental vibe
offering little hopes of escape. The vocals when they do appear are
brutal from the start. You can feel the torture and pain with each
passing second.

2nd
track – Naajd – is a more ambient based track with noises and
synthesiser sounds playing against a glitchy drone based background.
With creepy soundbytes and distorted vocals combining for one weird,
trippy as hell bleak acid trip.

The
last track – Bedouin – combines the first two tracks for the EP's
most powerful and disturbing vision of noise and experimentation.
It's a brutal and sometimes crazed ride into the darkness. It's more
of a post-black metal affair with elements of psych sludge appearing
later on. The EP's production is very raw at times but it gives the
whole atmosphere a very unsettling feel and I suppose that is the
whole point of Tower and Stone. To take you to places you don't like
to visit very often.

A disturbing release from a great band. Check it
out as it's available on Bandcamp Buy Now Download.

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